As episode No. 6 of “The Ultimate Fighter 17″ opens, Team Jones’ Robert “Bubba” McDaniel is still lamenting his loss from the previous week’s episode. Coach Jon Jones expresses confidence that his training partner may be a prime candidate for a wild-card slot.

Also, despite losing control of the fight pick this week, Team Jones feels confident that their Josh Samman will look good against Team Sonnen’s Tor Troeng. Chael Sonnen isn’t so sure. He believes Tor is a sleeper that might shock Team Jones. To keep themselves entertained at the house, Team Sonnen makes Tor a hammer, a la Alistair Overeem. It starts a little on the small side, but they slowly expand it to a little more impressive scale.

At practice, Brit Luke Barnatt and knockout artist Uriah Hall have a bit of a moment. Luke thinks Uriah is going a little too hard with his jab and insists he’s a poor training partner. Uriah seems a bit confused at the evaluation, but the two stop short of any real argument.

We get a chance to meet Tor, who works part time as a math researcher in his native Sweden. Chael believes Tor has what it takes to be successful but hopes the unassuming Swede will allow his killer instinct to emerge at the right time.

Back at the house, Josh has taken a little control over Team Jones. Adam Cella calls him “Dad.” Dylan Andrews admits he tries to stay away from Josh when he’s in that mode. Overall though, it seems like everyone is OK with Josh taking a leadership role.

Josh recounts his prior medical issues, which nearly cost him his leg. He admits it was a life-changing experience and forced him to value what he has in life. He discusses his childhood, was admittedly anti-violence, but believes he finally found his true calling in MMA.

Back at the house, both teams are sitting around eating and discussing potential matchups. It’s Team Jones’ Gilbert Smith that starts the talk, and Uriah shocks everyone by picking his teammate Luke. Their teammate, Kevin Casey, points out that’s not a good way to keep team unity. It’s tense. Everyone knows they may have to fight at some point, but most of Team Sonnen feels weird about Uriah bringing it up before it’s needed.

Luke thinks Uriah probably wants to be on Team Jones. He is hanging out with that squad, and he does say he’d like to train with Jon. Still, he insists he knows he probably messed up and refuses to give any insight on his team. He then calls Gilbert annoying and Adam and his girlfriend a b—h. Uriah is at the center of a lot of heat now, and it looks like he’s struggling to fit in with anyone, all while insisting everyone else is bullying him into that role.

Things remain tense the next morning, and Uriah decides he’s going to steer clear of it all. It looks like he’s going to be a one-man team moving forward.

Later, the two teams head to Red Rock Resort for a little bowling and a chance to watch UFC fights. While there, Chael challenges Jon to a three-frame challenge. The stakes are simple: coaches a session while wearing the other’s jersey.

Chael starts out with a strike. Jon does not. It’s then he admits he’s actually terrible at bowling. His form leaves something to be desired, and scratches apparently aren’t being counted as he slides halfway down the lane, but he does have a chance to win on the last ball. He comes up just short and loses 37-35.

With the festivities over, it’s time for weigh-ins. Tor is 186 pounds. Josh is 185 pounds, and the bout is official.

TEAM SONNEN’S TOR TROENG (15-4-1) VS. TEAM JONES’ JOSH SAMMAN (9-2)

Round 1 – Referee Herb Dean oversees the fight. Josh slips on an early low kick, but Tor can’t get to him. Josh pushes forward again with a flurry of punches and moves into the clinch, but Tor circles off the cage and presses in from the outside. The pair works in the clinch for position, trading place on the cage and working in knees and punches when available. Tor eventually scores a trip and brings the action to the canvas. He postures and punches before ultimately falling back into his opponent’s guard. Josh does a good job of scrambling underneath and ultimately is able to crawl back to his feet. From there, he seizes momentum by nearly taking the back and landing a few punches to the jaw. Tor finally separates and slips a little as he pulls away. He resets, but Josh pushes forward and scores a crisp three-punch combination that sends Tor crashing to the floor. Josh follows briefly before Herb can get in to wave off the crushing finish.

Josh Samman def. Tor Troeng via TKO (punches) – Round 1.

Chael points to the lack of a sense of urgency as the chief reason for the loss, as well as the obvious mistake of dropping his hands. Whatever the reason, Team Jones is thrilled. Josh believes he may have established himself as the top contender in the house.

Team Jones has control of the next fight selection, and they take their top pick, Clint Hester, and match him up with Team Sonnen’s No. 5 selection, Jimmy Quinlan. Chael is shocked at the selection, as Jimmy is an extremely strong grappler, while Clint is a pro boxer. It’s 3-2 for Team Sonnen heading into the matchup.

Catch new episodes of “The Ultimate Fighter 17: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen” every Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET on FX. MMAjunkie.com recaps each episode of the reality series.

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